CEE 560 Steel Structures, III

Day One Housekeeping Issues:

Spring 2017 Course Outline

Class Roster & Introductions &

Attendance

In-Class Survey

Review of Structural Steel Material

Properties
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 Structural Steel Material Properties

Stress-Strain Behavior of
Structural Steel {see S&J Sect. 2.4 &
G&S Fig. 2-18}

Based on testing of small coupons in

tension (per ASTM A370) {see G&S Fig.
2-17}

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 Structural Steel Material Properties

Proper Material Specification

General requirements per ASTM A6

AISC Manual Tables 2-4 2-6

See also AISC Specification Sect. A3.1

(& related Commentary)

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 Residual Stresses
Residual Stresses in Structural
Steel Members {see S&J Sect. 6.5}
Residual stresses are those internal
stresses that exist in a member after
it has been fabricated, due to:
Uneven cooling of hot-rolled shapes

Welding (& cooling) of welded sections

Cold bending / straightening / cambering

Cutting / hole punching 4

 Typical Residual Stress Values
For W-shapes, an avg. max. frc (in flanges)
would be about 12 ksi; the range of max. frc
might be from 5-19 ksi, for various rolled
shapes. {see G&S Fig. 3-1 & S&J Fig. 6.5.1}

Web values (both T & C stresses) can be

even greater, as can values for welded
shapes {see S&J Fig. 6.5.3}; could be
controlled by using quenched & tempered
steels (e.g., ASTM A514), or heat-treating
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after fabrication.
 Typical Residual Stress Effects
Modifies the average tension / compression
stress-strain (f-e) response of a member (&
even the bending moment-curvature (M-f)
response of a section) {see S&J Fig. 6.5.2}

Handout Example Residual Stresses in a

Plate

G&S Example 3-19-1